CVE-2008-1517 — Improper Input Validation in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedMay 13
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Array index error in the xnu (Mach) kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system shutdown) via unspecified vectors related to workqueues.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x8 versions+7
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server8 versions+7

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: support.apple.com ↗Patch: lists.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hmwf-7r86-rjhx: Array index error in the xnu (Mach) kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-1517: Array index error in the xnu (Mach) kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2009-05-13
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